Luke 16:24:5Luke.16.24.W5TAB
Πάτερ
pater
“Father”
- Transliteration
- PA-ter
- Extended
- PAH-tehr
- IPA
- /ˈpa.ter/
Meaning by language
- English
- Father
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
PA-ter
- sentence
KAI au-TOS phō-NÊ-sas EI-pen PA-ter a-bra-AM e-LÊ-ē-son me KAI PEMP-son LA-dza-ron HI-na BAP-sē to A-kron tou dak-TY-lou au-TOU HY-da-tos KAI ka-ta-PSY-ksē tēn GLÔS-san mou HO-ti o-dy-NÔ-mai en têi phlo-GI TAU-têi
Exegesis
In the vocative pater Abraam {Πάτερ Ἀβραάμ | Pá-ter A-bra-ám} the direct address to Abraham underscores the respectful yet desperate tone.
Root and etymology
πατήρ
“father, ancestor”
In context — Luke 16:24
And he cried out, “Father Abraham , have mercy on me and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am tormented in this flame.”
About this coordinate
Luke 16:24:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 16:24, so the Greek word Πάτερ (pater) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Luke.16.24.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.24.W5.S1) and character.